Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru
Nauru: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 10,287 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Nauru recorded 10,287 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru peaked at 10,287 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Nauru ranks 211th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 430 | 0 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,350 | 1,200 | 1,500 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,429 | 6,200 | 10,000 | 7 |
| 2020s | 10,096 | 10,000 | 10,287 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 208 Micronesia (country) 22,410 compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 20,474 compare
- 210 Marshall Islands 15,913 compare
- 212 Tuvalu 9,878 compare
- 213 American Samoa 2,250 compare
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 39,104 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 947 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.94 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.01 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 847.39 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 83.0% (2024)
- Secure Internet servers 669.62 per 1 million people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Nauru was 10,287 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10,287 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nauru ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.